Before we welcome 2022 with arms (really) wide open, let’s take a moment to celebrate 2021’s luckiest winners. Here are the top 10 biggest lotto game wins of the year. From Warroad to Rochester, and a dozen cities in between, 2021 was a lucky year for a whole lotto players.

Top 10 biggest lotto game wins of 2021

  1. $1,384,305 – Gopher 5, winning ticket sold at Kwik Trip in Chanhassen
  2. $1,079,860 – Gopher 5, winning ticket sold at Morris Food Shop in Morris
  3. $1,012,876 – Gopher 5, winning ticket sold at Speedway #4201 in Burnsville
  4. $1 million
    • $1 million – Powerball, winning ticket sold at Kitty’s Corner in Fridley
    • $1 million – Mega Millions, winning ticket sold at Cub Foods in Arden Hills
    • $1 million – Raffle, winning ticket sold at SFP Liquors in St. Cloud
    • $1 million – Raffle, winning ticket sold at LeRoy’s Great Bear Tire & Auto in Bloomington
  5. $788,402 – Gopher 5, winning ticket sold at Holiday Stationstores in Le Sueur
  6. $630,373 – Gopher 5, winning ticket sold at Lucky Seven 1 Stop in Swan River
  7. $537, 442 – Gopher 5, winning ticket sold at Babbitt Shortstop in Babbitt
  8. $526,250 – Progressive-Print-N-Play, winning ticket sold at Apollo II in Rochester
  9. $503,522 – Gopher 5, winning ticket sold at Holiday Stationstores in Rosemount
  10. $390,000
    • $390,000 Lucky for Life, winning ticket sold at North Country Convenience in Warroad
    • $390,000 Lucky for Life, winning ticket sold at Speedway #4211 in Burnsville


With Gopher 5 dominating the list, you may want to give this Minnesota-only jackpot game a try in 2022. Cheers to a lucky new year!